English words: U

584 words under U; 501–584 on this page.

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• unyoke verb (unyoke, unyokes, unyoked, unyoking)
  To unyoke is to take the yoke off animals, freeing them from the harness that joins them to a cart or plough.
• unzip verb (unzip, unzips, unzipped, unzipping)
  To unzip something is to open its zip (US: zipper).
• up adverb, preposition, adjective, verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Up means toward a higher place: climb up the tree.
• upbringing noun (upbringing, usually singular; an upbringing)
  Your upbringing is the way your parents or carers raised you as a child: how they cared for you, taught you and what they believed was…
• update verb (update, updates, updated, updating); noun…
  To update something is to make it newer or more correct by adding the latest information.
• upfront adjective; adverb (also up front)
  Upfront means paid or done in advance, before the work or goods are received (money).
• upgrade verb (upgrade, upgrades, upgraded, upgrading); noun…
  To upgrade something means to make it better, newer or more powerful, like upgrading a computer or a phone.
• upheaval noun (an upheaval, upheavals; upheaval — uncountable)
  An upheaval is a big, sudden change that causes confusion, disorder or worry, like moving house or a war.
• upheave verbJewish tradition
  To lift up or heave violently from below.
• uphill adverb (uphill); adjective (uphill); noun (an uphill — rare)
  Uphill means going up a slope, towards the top of a hill.
• uphold verb (uphold, upholds, upheld, upholding)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To uphold a rule, law or tradition is to support it and make sure it is kept.
• upholster verb (upholster, upholsters, upholstered, upholstering)
  To cover a chair, sofa or car seat with padding, springs and cloth or leather so it is soft to sit on.
• upholstery noun (upholstery — uncountable)
  Upholstery is the soft padding, springs and cloth or leather that cover sofas, armchairs and car seats.
• upland noun (upland, uplands); adjective (upland)
  Upland is high land, hills or high ground away from the sea.
• uplifted adjective (uplifted); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Uplifted means feeling happier, more hopeful or encouraged: «I felt uplifted by the music.».
• uplifting nounJewish tradition
  A rising up, or a lifting.
• upload verb (upload, uploads, uploaded, uploading); noun…
  To send a file, photo or video from your device to the internet or to another computer.
• upper adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Upper means higher up, or above something else of the same kind.
• uppermost adjective (uppermost); adverb (uppermost)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Highest, or at the very top: the uppermost shelf is the one nearest the ceiling.
• uppish adjective (uppish — informal, old-fashioned)
  Too proud and full of yourself; acting as if you are better than others; uppity.
• upright adjective (upright); adverb (upright); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Upright means standing or sitting straight up, not lying down or leaning.
• uprightly adverbJewish tradition
  In an honest and right way, with fairness and truth.
• uprightness nounJewish tradition
  Honesty and goodness; the quality of doing what is right.
• uprising noun (an uprising, uprisings)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An uprising is when a large group of people fight or protest together against the people in power, such as a government or ruler.
• upriver adverb (upriver); adjective (upriver)
  Upriver means towards the source of a river, against the flow of the water.
• uproar noun (uproar — usually uncountable; an uproar)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Uproar is a lot of loud, confused noise and excitement from many people.
• uproariously adverb (uproariously; from the adjective uproarious)
  Uproariously means very loudly and noisily, with wild laughter.
• uproot verb (uproot, uproots, uprooted, uprooting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To uproot is to pull a plant or tree out of the ground with its roots.
• upset adjective (upset); verb (upset, upsets, upset, upsetting)…
  Upset means unhappy, worried or hurt because something bad happened.
• upsetting adjective (upsetting, more upsetting, most upsetting); verb…
  Upsetting means making you feel sad, worried or unhappy.
• upside noun (the upside, upsides); in the phrase "upside down"…everyday · Jewish tradition
  "Upside down" means with the top at the bottom and the bottom at the top.
• upstairs adverb (upstairs); adjective (upstairs — an upstairs room)…
  On or to a higher floor of a building.
• upstream adverb (upstream); adjective (upstream)
  Upstream means towards the source of a river or stream, against the way the water flows.
• upthrust noun (upthrust, uncountable; sometimes «an upthrust»)
  The upward push that a liquid or gas gives to an object placed in it; it is why things float or feel lighter in water.
• upturned adjective
  Upturned means turned upside down: an upturned boat or bucket.
• upward adverb (upward, upwards); adjective (upward)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Upward means going up, towards a higher place.
• upwind adverb (upwind); adjective (upwind)
  Upwind means in the direction the wind is coming from, against the wind.
• uranium noun (uranium — uncountable; symbol U)
  Uranium is a heavy, silvery, radioactive metal found in rocks, a chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92.
• urban adjective (urban)
  To do with towns and cities, not the countryside.
• urchin noun (an urchin, urchins)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An urchin (sea urchin) is a small, round sea animal with a hard shell covered in sharp spines, which lives on the sea floor and rock pools.
• urdu noun (Urdu, uncountable); adjective (Urdu)
  A language spoken mainly in Pakistan and India, written with an Arabic-style script from right to left.
• urge verb (urge, urges, urged, urging); noun (an urge, urges)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To urge someone to do something is to try hard to persuade them, or to tell them strongly that they should.
• urgency noun (urgency — uncountable)
  Urgency is the need to act quickly because something is important.
• urgent adjective (urgent, more urgent, most urgent)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Urgent means very important and needing to be done or dealt with straight away.
• urgently adverb (urgently)
  Urgently means very quickly, because something is important and must be done right now: «We need help urgently.».
• uriah proper noun (Uriah)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Uriah the Hittite was a loyal soldier in King David's army; David took Uriah's wife Bathsheba and had Uriah sent to the front of the…
• uric adjective (uric; only before a noun)
  Uric means to do with urine (wee).
• urinal noun (a urinal, urinals)
  A urinal is a kind of toilet on a wall, used by men and boys for weeing (urinating) while standing up, found in public and school toilets.
• urinate verb (urinate, urinates, urinated, urinating)
  To urinate means to pass urine (wee, pee) out of the body.
• urination noun (urination — uncountable)
  Urination is the act of passing urine (wee) out of the body.
• urine noun (urine — uncountable)
  Urine is the yellow liquid waste that your body makes in the kidneys and passes out when you go to the toilet.
• urn noun (an urn, urns)
  An urn is a tall vase, often with a lid, used for decoration or to hold the ashes of a person who has died.
• usa proper noun (the USA)
  The USA (the United States of America) is a large country in North America made of 50 states, with Washington, D.C.
• usable adjective (usable; also spelled useable)
  Usable means able to be used, or in a good enough state to be used.
• usage noun (usage, usages)
  Usage is the way words are used in a language, including what is right and normal.
• use verb, noun (use, uses, used, using)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To use something is to do something with it for a job or purpose: use a pencil to write.
• used verb form, adjective (use, used)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Used is the past form of use: she used her pen.
• useful adjective (useful, more useful, most useful)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Something useful helps you do something or is good for a purpose.
• useless adjective (useless, more useless, most useless)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Not useful; not able to do its job: "A broken umbrella is useless.".
• user noun (a user, users)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person who uses something, such as a computer, a phone, an app, a road or a library.
• useth verb, old form of «uses» (he, she, it)
  «useth» means «uses», a form of «use»: To use something is to do something with it for a job or purpose: use a pencil to write.
• usher noun (ushers, plural) ; verb…
  An usher is a person who shows people to their seats or into a room, especially in a hall or a palace.
• usual adjective (usual, more usual); noun phrase (as usual)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Usual means what normally happens or what is done most of the time.
• usually adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  In most cases; most of the time: "I usually walk to school.".
• usurp verb (usurp, usurps, usurped, usurping)
  To usurp is to take a throne or power by force, without the right to it.
• usurper noun (usurper, usurpers)
  A usurper is a person who takes a throne or power by force, without the right to it.
• ut nounJewish tradition
  the first note of the old musical scale, now usually called "do"; it also appears as a Latin word meaning "so that" or "as".
• utahraptor noun (utahraptor, utahraptors; also Utahraptor)
  A large meat-eating dinosaur with a big curved claw on each foot, which lived about 125 million years ago in what is now Utah, USA.
• utc noun, abbreviation (UTC, uncountable)
  UTC stands for Coordinated Universal Time, the main world time standard that clocks and computers use; time zones are given as UTC plus or…
• ute noun (a ute, utes; Australia and New Zealand, informal)
  A small truck or car with an open back for carrying things; short for «utility vehicle».
• utensil noun (a utensil, utensils)
  A utensil is a tool or object used in the kitchen or for eating, such as a spoon, fork, whisk or spatula.
• utilisation noun (utilisation — uncountable); US spelling utilization
  Utilisation is the act of using something, especially making practical or good use of it.
• utilised verb, past form of utilise…
  Used, especially used in a useful or practical way: the space was utilised for storage.
• utility noun (a utility, utilities; also uncountable); adjective…
  A utility is a service like water, gas or electricity that people need in their homes.
• utilize verb (utilize, utilizes, utilized, utilizing)
  To utilize something is to make use of it for a useful purpose.
• utilized verbJewish tradition
  used something for a purpose; made use of it.
• utmost adjective (utmost); noun (the utmost)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Utmost means greatest or most extreme, as much as possible: «of the utmost importance».
• utter verb (utter, utters, uttered, uttering); adjective (utter)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To say something or make a sound with your voice.
• utterance noun (an utterance, utterances); verb utter…everyday · Jewish tradition
  An utterance is something that someone says: a word, a phrase or a sentence spoken aloud.
• uttered verb form (past tense and past participle of utter)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Said something out loud or made a sound with the voice.
• utterly adverb (utterly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Utterly means completely and totally, with nothing left out.
• uttermost adjective (uttermost; also a noun)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Uttermost means furthest, the very greatest or the farthest possible; it is used in "the uttermost parts", meaning the farthest or deepest…
• uv noun / abbreviation (UV, ultraviolet); adjective…
  UV stands for ultraviolet, a kind of light from the Sun that our eyes cannot see.
• uvular adjectiveJewish tradition
  made with the back of the tongue near the little hanging piece of flesh at the back of the mouth, the uvula.

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